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Moose Northern California Championship Enduro Series Mot ul Norther n California B/C Championship Enduro Series Rounds 3/2: The Sawmill Endur o (Left! Tim ... Stow e reaches the 34-mlle marker, near Penny Pines, at an e levation of 3600 feet, en route to first overall at the Sawmill Enduro, round three o f the Moose Northem Califomta Championship Enduro Series. a nd onto a new , 6 .5 -m ilelong trail , the Prathe r Tra il. A sho rt di stan c e later, just past Po g e s Pea k, was check three - the beginning of the second speci a l test. Win d ing t ra ils thro ugh the snow -cove red woods , at a s w ift 2 7 - m p h pac e , gave racers anothe r tough workout. By the e nd of th e test, Butle r's throttle cable had bro ke n in loop one, a nd the extr a tim e he needed at t he ga s sto p to re pa ir it knocked him out of contention. The th ird - and lon ges t - s pecial te s t be gan at the sixth c he ck. Sev en m iles of single-track tra ils at 24 - an d 20 -m p h ave ra g es took ri de rs up Streete r Ridge towa rd Horse Mountain. At the c heck-out , at c heck seve n, Stowe and Spooner d roppe d zeroes, each addi ng j us t 0 .025 seconds to their scores. Ones , twos or m ore we re added to everyo ne else's ca rds . " It was a fu n , lo n g t e st ," F a to r' s / Ma xx is / T ro y Le e Des igns suppo rted S poo ner said. "There were some really good rh yth m secti ons , whe re we could pull well with our bikes and the terra in." C ycl e Gea r/W ilson 's -s upp orted Wall a ce' s tota l of 10.06 1 wa s good for th ird , an d Ho we 's 10.096 g ave him t he fo u rth- place s pot . Spoone r, who burne d the first c heck, took fifth with 11 .05 8, a head of six other ride rs who a lso had score s in the 11s . "The y had us on a pretty fas t trail sc hedu le in the second loop ," Wal lace said . "Rid ing through the snow was so cool." "The course and cond itio ns we re rea lly great," Ha ywar d Honda/ Fau ltline S usp ens ion · sponsored Ho we sa id. "It looked like someone flocke d all the tree s for us ." "I a lways look forwa rd to th is race, because they use trails instead of fire roads ," Stowe s a id . "The ti mi ng o f this s pring st orm was a wesome; it left us w it h the gr eates t hooki n ' and bo okin' conditions !" eN Sawmill Enduro Upper Lake.Californi. Results: April 7. 2001 [Round 31 O/A : 1. T im J . St ow e (S uz); 2 . Brian Sp erl e ( KT M); 3 . M att Wall ac e (Y8 m) ; 4 . Ja son How e (Vom) ; 5; Ty Spooner (KTM) . Bv AA : 1. Ti m J . Stowe (S uz); 2 . Ty Sp oon er J ILL A S HW O RT H P A TT E RSO N UPPER lAKE, CA, APR. 7 ~ uzuki O ff Road ' s Ti m J. S to we eJ demonstrated his renowned s peed and agility by captur ing the o ve ra ll c ha m pion sh ip at the t hird round of Moose's North e m Cal ifornia Championsh ip Endu ro S e rie s · t h e 33 rd annual Sawmill End u ro . The event, s taged o u t of t h e Midd le C ree k Campgroun d nea r Upper Lake, Ca lifornia , was also round two of Mot ul's Nort hern Ca lifo rn ia B/ C C ha mp ionship Enduro Series . Nea rly two days o f inte rm itte nt rain , wh ich tu rned to sn ow the night be fore the e ve nt, el im inated the dr y and dusty cond itio ns along the two lo o p , 8 1-m ile cou rs e la id o u t by North Bay Motorc ycl e C lub 's D irt Capta in, Roger Fletc he r. Loop one took 2 14 e ntra nts up Pitney Ridge; giving riders a great view of the snow and clouds they were riding up into . Check one , a tie bre ak er , was the ch eck-in to the first special test. Set at a 24 -mph speed average, the 3.2 -m ile tes t incl u d e d an extremely tight, downhill sw itchba ck section that was followed by a steep, slick uphill. Stowe , J ason Howe , Billy Russell, Brian Sperle, Ty Spooner and Matt Wa llace were the only ones to e vade the tes t's trea c he ry, with low scores of four . Oth e rs dropped five o r m ore po ints in the test. Single -track trails , fire road s and s wift speed avera g es led rid e rs past Deer Va lle y , C rabtre e Hot Spri ngs 56 MAY 9 , 2001 • c u e I e (Above, from left to rightj .Jason Howe, Brian Sperte and St ow e stop at the final check to get their scorecards marked. Howe ptaced fourth overall and first A Fo u r-Strok e rider. (Right! M att Wallace emerges from the dark forest before check six, the check-In to the third and longest special test, on his way to placing third overalL Stowe - once aga in - a nd Bria n Butler logged the best sco res of four. "I was focused on what I wanted to a ccomp lish," Stowe s ai d. "At first , I didn ' t feel I wa s on fire in the test, becau se I d idn 't ca tc h Greg Ruffoni [riding on the minute in front of Sto we] - he was riding a really great pace!" At th e gas , a qu ick sc o re ta lly re veal e d that Mo t io n Pro /Pro C ir cu it/Bennett Ltd . -s pons o red S towe was lead ing wit h 8 .0 1 1. F au ltl in e Suspension/H a ywa rd Honda /Spectro ba c ke d Spe rle , a 2 000 IS DE silver medalist, was in seco nd with 9 .00 1, followe d by a pair of 9 .00 5s hel d by Ru s s ell a n d Bu tl e r. Wall ace an d How e 's s cores o f 9 .00 9 al so kept th e m well within striking distance. More sing le -track , wo o d s y tra ils and s now wa ited after gas. Continu ed high speed averages and no mo re resets a nd free times set a difficult pa ce for th e second loop. n e _ s A few m iles lat er, th e long descent down Sled Ridg e took riders back to t he finish a t c h ec k nine , a known ch ec k, and th e campground . Stowe 's fina l sco re of 8 .036 eas ily wrapped up th e victory . Sp erle 's consisten t pace a nd good marks resulted in a second-place finish , with 10 .049 . "I ha d a good time .rid ing with Stow e," Spe rle sa id. (Th ey were rid ing on th e same minute, a long with Howe .) "I was amazed in some places how fast he can ride ." (KTM) ; 3. Dove Wood (CRE); 4 . Brion Butl er (KTM). A 20 0 : 1. Brian Sperle (KTM); 2. Matt Walla ce (Vom) . A 2 5 0 : 1. Greg Ruffoni ( Hus) ; 2. Chad Gra ss (Yam); 3. Bill y Russell (KTM); 4 . Mason Harrison: 5. Jim Mll theson (Hon) . A OPEN: 1. Rick Thornt on (K T M); 2 . Tony Elm or e (Yam); 3. Mi ke Simmons ( KTM) ~ 4. Br ody Borgog no ( KTM); 5. Micho_1 Hayes (Hon) . A 4 - STRK : 1. J ason How e (Y am): 2 . Ru ss Pereira ( Yem) : 3. Glenn Martinson (KTM ); 4 . John S. Poor (Hon); 5. Troy McWiIIill ms (Hon) . A VET : 1. Da n Neil son ( Hon); 2. Jeff Wils on (Ktl w); 3. Steve Shoem aker (Yam) ; 4. Jim Boardman (Hon) ; 5. Ben Gledhill (Kow). A SR: 1. Marvi n Miller (KTM); 2. Ross U berty (Hon); 3. Denny Hiatt (Hon) ; 4. Wayne Regina; 5 . Robert Mihovi ch (Yam). A 5 /5R: I. Richard Ad on (Hon); 2. Pete Prichard (KTM) ; 3. Larry Giovannoni (KllIw); 4. Robert Puck ett (Hon) . A GENT: I. David Kin g ( KTM ); 2. Bill Cr oi g (KTM ); 3. Ron Dotson (KTM) . A WMN; I. Heather Wilson (Ko w) . B O/ A : 1. Jeff Page (Hon) ; 2. Matth ew Workman (Hu s); 3. Scott Puck ett ( Ha n); 4 . Matt Finn egan (Hon): 5. Jeff Wold (KTM). B 2 0 0 : 1. Th om as Bey (KTM); 2. Kevi n Pinto (Kaw) . B 25 0 : 1. Jeff Page (Han) ; 2. Matthew Workm an (Hus); 3. Mot! Finnegan (Hon); 4 . Eric Tyler (Hon) ; 5. Gebe Ellis (Hon ). e OPEN : 1. Curt Reich lin (Y am ) ; 2. Georg e Smy mi otis (KTM) ; 3. Preston Barke r (Hon); 4 . Dustin Dressler (Kaw ); 5. John Lee (Kaw) . B 4 ·5TRK : 1. Sc ott Puck ett ( Hon): 2. Mik e Men nick ( Ho n); 3 . Bri an Chase (Ya m); 4 . John Murp hy (Hon); 5 . Steven Poor (Hon) . B VET: 1. Jeff Wo ld ( KTM) ; 2. Ch ris Calkin s (KTM) ; 3 . J ay Harri son (Suz ) ; 4 . Gi ann i Vest ito (KTM); 5. J eff Howard (Vom) . B 5 R: 1. Rick DeCorly ( KT M) ; 2 . Jo ck u nto (Hon) ; 3. WlIIiom Tho mos J r.; 4. Jud Hodges (Hon); 5. Rob Nosh (KTM ). B 5 /5R ; I. L eonard Page ( Ho n); 2 . Do nald Chose (KTM) . CO/A: I. Eric Thompson (Suz); 2. Nick Dobbel (Kaw) ; 3. Joy Gordon (Vom) ; 4. Steve Ado y (Vam) ; 5. Mike Bohnhoff (KTM). 2 0 0 : 1. Jessy McWilliams ( Hon); 2. Darrell John son (Yam); 3. ~rk Curt is; 4. Jody McWilliams (Yom); 5 . John Metrogen (Hon). 250: 1. Anton e Mell ow (Yam) ; 2. Greg Linehan (Hon) ; 3. Aaro n Zolick: 4. Ivan Jones (Kaw) . C O PEN : 1. Mik e Bohnhoff (K TM) ; 2 . J ohn Powers ( KT M) ; 3. Russell Fow ler (Yam ) ; 4 . Bert Deetc n (KTM ); 5. Keith Hunwick (KTM ). 4 -STRK: 1. Jay Gordon (Y8m) ; 2. Ross Touli (Yam) ; 3. Dan iel Hayes (Yam); 4. Neil Murp hy; 5. .James Meydenvauer (Kaw). VET: 1. Nick Dobbel (Kaw) ; 2. Steve A day (Vom) ; 3. Devid Sowell; 4 . Cloudo Soluso (Hon); 5. Tim Bennet! (KTM). SR: 1. Eric Thompson (Suz) ; 2. Nick Hayman (Hus) ; 3. Joe Gomes (Hon) ; 4 . Bred Duppong (Vom ); 5. Bob McWilli ams (Hon). S/ S R: 1. Rick Rinks (Suz); 2. Robert Ol sen (5uz); 3. Bruce Sexton (KTM); 4. Jo hn Phillip s (Hon) . e e e e e c

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